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Roti Ayam Kari Chan Kee: A Three-Generation Scratch-Made Curry Story
Roti Ayam Kari Chan Kee is a family shop known for coconut-free curry baked inside a loaf of bread. The full three-generation story is in the Aevum app, coming soon.
By Aevum Editorial, written by Joan V. · Published · Updated
In short: Roti Ayam Kari Chan Kee (陳記无椰浆咖喱鸡面包) is a family shop in the Gunung Rapat area of Ipoh, known for coconut-free curry baked inside a loaf of bread. The full story is in the Aevum app, which is coming soon.
A red signboard over a shophouse
A long red board stretches across a two-storey shophouse. In English it reads ROTI AYAM KARI CHAN KEE. Under that, in Chinese: 陳記 无椰浆咖喱鸡面包 — Chan Kee, coconut-free curry chicken bread. A cartoon figure on the left holds a torn loaf. On the right, a hand pulls the bread apart so the curry shows inside.
String lights hang under a metal awning. Behind the glass there is a display case. If you stand on the pavement, you are standing at the near end of a longer story.
In the shop’s own photographs, a golden loaf sits on a wooden board. The top has been pulled back. The curry inside is thick and orange. A hand tears off a piece of the bread and dips it. Lime slices and curry leaves lie beside the board. That loaf is what Chan Kee is known for today.
The people, the turning points and the rest of that curry’s life are in the Aevum app. Download the Aevum app (coming soon)
The family works from the Gunung Rapat shop. Hours and batches change, so it is better to check with the shop before you go. How this loaf came to carry a family curry — that is the rest of the story.
Read the rest of Chan Kee's story in the Aevum app
Next: how this curry was first made, how it changed hands, and how it came to sit inside a loaf of bread.
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Questions
What is Roti Ayam Kari Chan Kee?
Roti Ayam Kari Chan Kee (陳記无椰浆咖喱鸡面包) is a family curry-chicken-bread shop in the Gunung Rapat area of Ipoh. It is known for a coconut-free curry baked inside a loaf of bread. The family says three generations have kept the kitchen going; the full story is in the Aevum app, which is coming soon.
Where is Chan Kee?
The shop is in the Gunung Rapat area of Ipoh, along Jalan Gunung Rapat. Public listings also place it in Taman Rapat Setia. The address is 364, Jalan Gunung Rapat, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Check opening hours before you go.
What is coconut-free curry chicken bread?
It is the family's curry, cooked without coconut milk and baked inside a loaf of bread. How that recipe began, why coconut milk was left out, and how the curry found its way into a loaf are told in the Aevum app, which is coming soon.
What else does Chan Kee make besides curry chicken bread?
The shop's own menu board also lists curry spare-rib bread, curry mutton bread, and a full-month set that pairs curry chicken bread with red eggs, ang ku kueh and pickled ginger. Hours and availability change, so check with the shop before you go.
Sources
All accessed 6 November 2026.
- Story shared by the founding family.
- Business-supplied photos and materials, including shopfront, menu-board and product photographs, courtesy of Chan Kee.
